overpopulation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈoʊvɚ-/ (General-American)
- /ˌoʊvɚˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ (General-American)
- /ˌəʊvəˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃn̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
From over- (prefix meaning ‘excessive; excessively’) + population.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An excessive number of occupants (people, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them.
I hope for another end, though not, indeed, from any of the three remedies for over-population commonly suggested by economists. These three are, in brief—Colonization; Bringing in of waste lands; or Discouragement of Marriage.
1860 August–December, John Ruskin, “Essay I. The Roots of Honour.”, in “Unto This Last:” Four Essays on the First Principles of Political Economy, London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], published 1862, →OCLC, page 162:When it comes to overpopulation as the cause of wildlife loss in Africa, Prince William just won't let it go.
2021 November 26, Eliza Anyangwe, “Prince William's overpopulation remarks will do women no favors”, in CNN:Over the whole extent of the South Seas, from one tropic to another, we find traces of a bygone state of over-population, when the resources of even a tropical soil were taxed, and even the improvident Polynesian trembled for the future.
1891 February–December, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Depopulation”, in In the South Seas […], New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, published 1896, →OCLC, part I (The Marquesas), page 37:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overpopulations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Relateds
overpopulous · overpopulated · overpopulate
Translations (45)
id kelebihan penduduk (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · fr surpopulation (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · sv överbefolkning (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · pt sobrepopulação (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · pt sobrepovoamento (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · fi ylikansoitus (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · fi liikaväestö (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · pt superpopulação (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · ru перенаселе́ние (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · sq mbipopullim (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · nn overfolking (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · de Übervölkerung (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · cmn 人口過剩 /人口过剩 (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · it sovrappopolamento (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · be перанаселеннасць (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · fa ازدیاد جمعیت (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · pt superpovoação (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · ar زيادة سكانية (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · be перанасяленне (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · it sovrappopolazione (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · fr surpeuplement (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · bho अतिजनसंख्या (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · pt sobrepovoação (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · da overbefolkning (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · az əhali artıqlığı (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · th ประชากรล้น (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · es superpoblación (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · fi liikakansoitus (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · ca superpoblació (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · ja 人口過剰 (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · nl overbevolking (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · pt superpovoamento (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · gl superpoboación (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · ro suprapopulare (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · de Überbevölkerung (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · pl przeludnienie (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · hu túlnépesedés (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · es sobrepoblación (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · mi taupori tuhene (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · nb overbefolkning (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · cmn 人口過多 /人口过多 (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · ru перенаселённость (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · nn overbefolkning (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · cs přelidnění (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them) · ro suprapopulație (excessive number of occupants in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them)